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Croydon 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE IV.-
INFANT MORTALITY.
1921. Nett Deaths from stated Causes at various Ages under One Year
| CAUSES OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-3 Months. | 3-6 Monthe. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Monthe. | Total Deaths Under 1 Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified | 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | ... | 28 |
| Uncertified | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Chicken-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Whooping Cough | ...... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Meningitis (;/<?/ Tuberculous) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Convulsions | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Laryngitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Bronchitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ||
| Diarrhœa | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Enteritis and Gasiro Enteritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | |
| Gastritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Syphilis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocation, overlying .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Injury at birth | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Atelectasis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | l |
| Congenital Malformations | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l |
| Premature Birth | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 |
| Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | l | ... | 9 |
| Other causes | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | l | 1 | 28 | |
legitimate. 367. legitimate infants, 24.
Births in the year Nett Deaths in 'he year
illegitimate, 15 illegitimate infants, 4.